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COURSE: DNCH4DC1 LECTURER: Prof. M. Mulholland PROCESS DYNAMICS AND CONTROL : TEST

DATE 22-May-97

NAME:
1 Show controls for: (i) column pressure by venting or addition of N2 (split-range) (ii) accumulator level by distillate flow rate (iii) reflux flow ratioed to feed flow (iv) LP steam flow ratioed to feed rate (v) tray 10 temperature by vapour sidestream flow rate. (vi) bottom level by HP steam flow rate (vii) bottoms on flow control (viii) low bottom level overrides LP steam (ix) high column pressure overrides both steam valves

MARK:

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(60 minutes)

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N2

Vent Feed LP Steam

Vapour Sidestream HP Steam

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COURSE: DNCH4DC1 LECTURER: Prof. M. Mulholland PROCESS DYNAMICS AND CONTROL : TEST

DATE 22-May-97

Two tanks have transfer functions relating outflow to inflow as:

f0 G1 = F1 / F0 = 1 / (s+1)

f1

G2 = F2 / F1 = 2 / (s+2)

f2

A PID controller with an integral time of 0.5 minutes and a derivative time of 0.25 minutes is to be used to control f2 by manipulating f0 . (i) draw the associated Root Locus plot. (DO NOT evaluate breakaway points or angles of departure/approach) (ii) what is the damping ratio at the highest controller gain ? (iii) Use the angle criterion and the magnitude criterion to find a suitable controller gain which will give a closed loop damping ratio of 1/ 5 . (only perform iterative calculations ONCE)

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